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Tag: Seals

Earth Healthy Planet Student Research

Taking the Measure of Seals and Those Who Study Them

Post author By Nick Houtman
Post date April 18, 2014

In Antarctica, when you sedate a 1,000-pound Weddell seal, it can take a while for the animal to settle down.

Tags Antarctica, Horning, Marine Mammal Institute, Marine Science & the Coast, Seals

Earth Healthy Planet

Polar Plunge

Post author By Dylan McDowell
Post date October 26, 2011

With ice coverage shrinking in the Arctic and parts of the Antarctic, scientists are scrambling to predict future consequences.

Tags Antarctica, Environment and Natural Resources, Seals